Apaurusheyatva, Apauruṣeyatva: 2 definitions
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Apaurusheyatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Apauruṣeyatva can be transliterated into English as Apauruseyatva or Apaurusheyatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApauruṣeyatva (अपौरुषेयत्व):—n.
(-tvam) The not being made by men, the having a divine origin; e. g. in the Śaṅkhya Sūtras: na tribhirapauruṣeyatvādvedasya tadarthasyātīndriyatvāt; or nāpauruṣeyatvānnityatvamaṅkurādivat. E. apauruṣeya, taddh. aff. tva.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApauruṣēyatva (ಅಪೌರುಷೇಯತ್ವ):—[noun] = ಅಪೌರುಷೇಯತೆ [apaurusheyate].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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